Tag: cancer
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U of L researchers develop simple cervical-cancer blood test that could be more accurate and cheaper than Pap smears
A simple blood test can tell whether a woman has cervical cancer and, if she does, “how far it’s spread,” writes Laura Ungar of The Courier-Journal, reporting on research findings...
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By more than 2-1, Kentuckians support a statewide ban on smoking in most public places, including restaurants and bars
By more than 2 to 1, the heaviest margin ever, Kentucky adults favor a state law to ban smoking in most public places, including restaurants and bars, according to the...
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Weekly paper in Hazard calls for statewide smoking ban
A statewide smoking ban should be a priority for the Kentucky General Assembly when it begins its session Jan. 7, The Hazard Herald said in an editorial during Christmas week....
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Low-dose CT scans find lung cancer before X-rays, save lives
Low-dose computed tomography, commonly known as CT scans, are reducing lung-cancer deaths by finding the cancer early before it spreads to other parts of the body, UK HealthCare reports. Used...
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Kentucky spends less than a penny of its tobacco-settlement money on prevention programs; few states do very much
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News A new report says that 15 years after the 1998 state tobacco settlement, Kentucky ranks 38th in the nation in funding tobacco prevention and...
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‘Faces of Lung Cancer’ photo exhibit at Markey Cancer Center is meant to spread awareness about disease and its prevention
Lung cancer survivor Juanita Meade “Faces of Lung Cancer,” a photo exhibit with portraits and inspirational messages from nine lung cancer survivors in Kentucky, is on display at the University...
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A byproduct of cholesterol that acts like estrogen explains the link between high cholesterol and breast cancer
The link between high cholesterol and breast cancer can now be explained. It is not the cholesterol itself, but a “byproduct of cholesterol (that) functions like the hormone estrogen to...
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Life Lessons from Cancer encourages those with cancer to build a network of support
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The fight against cancer requires not only a personal commitment to mind, body and soul; it also requires the support and physical help of...
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Great American Smokeout is Thursday, Nov. 21, featuring supportive characters to share on social media and a Twitter chat
The American Cancer Society‘s annual Great American Smokeout will be held Thursday, Nov. 21. The event encourages smokers to quit smoking, or make a plan to quit smoking, that day. Quitting,...
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Draft plan for a statewide campaign for better health gets endorsement, much talk at Friedell Committee annual meeting
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News A statewide committee of volunteers is on target with its plan for a campaign to make Kentucky a healthier state, an expert in state...